Nations around the world are required to measure their progress towards key biodiversity
goals. One important example of this, the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target, is …

Recognizing the imperiled status of biodiversity and its benefit to human well-being, the
world's governments committed in 2010 to take effective and urgent action to halt …

Human-driven global change is causing ongoing declines in biodiversity worldwide. In order
to address these declines, decision-makers need accurate assessments of the status of and …

The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity is linked to the management of human-
modified forest landscapes in the humid tropics. This Special Issue presents the first pan …

The analysis of species diversity has benefited from multiple methodological approaches
that are changing not only the way we measure biodiversity, but also our general …

Many conservation managers, policy makers, businesses and local communities cannot
access the biodiversity data they need for informed decision-making on natural resource …

The 2010 biodiversity target agreed by signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity
directed the attention of conservation professionals toward the development of indicators …

Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity's strategic plan lays out five goals:“(A)
address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across …

In 2002, world leaders committed, through the Convention on Biological Diversity, to achieve
a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010. We compiled 31 indicators to …

Monitoring and research activities may hinder rather than improve conservation in tropical
countries. Those concerned with conservation-particularly academics and aid agencies-too …